Off-the-wall "haiku"

is a place to play profoundly with a now embarrassingly famous Japanese verse-form of three short lines. Careful composings may tend toward lightness and toward humor, we might guess with gusto. {*Feel free to be!*} [[Actually -- all forms and kinds of brief verse may be quite admissible here.]] {Please, however, do not use abbreviations in your replies.}
OFF-THE-WALL ''HAIKU'' is meant to be a very useful meeting place where writers might not only "express themselves" but might receive helpful advice and enjoy other writers' companionship. Let's keep Off-the-wall "haiku" cozy and relatively safe. Participation definitely is wanted and most desired here. We are supportive and encouraging in our expressions, though we never should be afraid to interact vigorously about many and sundry **mattering matters.**

What this group has to offer:
Classic renga
rengay
tanka and tanka contests
haiku topic writing
wordplay
sijo
haibun
a weekly challenge



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